【推荐1】He came from somewhere south of Rome. I didn't know when or how he got to America, ________maybe. But one evening I found him standing in the driveway, behind my garage, extremely thin.     

＂My name Tony Trivionno and I mow （割） your lawn. "he said. It was hard to comprehend his ______ English. "I mow your lawn, "he said again and walked away. Yes, these Depression days were _______，but how could I__________a person who had come to me for help? When I got home the next evening, the lawn had been mowed, the walks___________and the garden weeded._________, my wife assumed I had ___________him. I told her of my _________the night before and we thought it strange that he had not asked for__________。The next two days were busy, and I __________ about him. But on Friday, I saw him, behind my garage again and busy around.

I managed to __________ some small weekly pay for him and each day he cleaned up the yard and took care of any little __________. He was very helpful whenever there were any heavy objects to lift or things to fix in my factory.

＂I want to be an apprentice （学徒），”he said one day. __________ we had a good Prentice school that trained laborers, I doubted whether he had the ability to_________ blueprints and micrometers （千分尺）.Therefore, he took a __________in pay to become an apprentice.

Many years later, I found him in our_________   meeting spot, much __________ than he used to be and taking on a look of___________. He was a millionaire now!

Tony came to America seeking the American Dream. But he did not find it-he ________ it himself. Tony didn't begin on the bottom rung （横档） of the ladder. He began in the__________. Tony' s affairs were tiny, and all he had were 24 hours a day. He wasted none of them and succeeded finally.

【推荐2】Growing up in the USA, I always wanted to experience another culture. The _________ came when I was 15. After a few months of planning and _________, I was ready to spend the second semester of my first high school year as a(n) _________ student in Australia.

_________ in Perth was one of the most exciting moments of my life. I realized then that there was no turning back. The family I would live with was _________ me, and it would only be five days before the new school year. The _________ I attended was different from my school back in the States. I was quite _________ at first, especially never having been to a new school — even in the US. Everything went without _________, though. The teachers were welcoming and the students were friendly.

The most _________ time was travelling with other exchange students around Australia during our semester break. The few weeks we __________ together were full of amazing activities.

At the end of our __________ in Australia, we had three weeks to share our stories and help each other deal with leaving. It was only __________ that our last day together was filled with tears. We packed our camp, exchanged e-mail addresses and __________ together for a final good-bye. Upon coming home, an open mind was again important. Resettling home took time and __________, but at last I made it. All the while, I was thoughtful to letting my family and friends know how __________ I was to be home and how much I had missed them — though the experience is still unforgettable with me. So, if you have the opportunity to study abroad, you most certainly should.

【推荐1】My kids and I were heading into the supermarket over the weekend. On the way, we spotted a man holding a piece of paper that said, “ ________ my job. Family to feed. ”

At this store, a ________ like this is not normal. My 10-year-old noticed the sight and made a ________ on how bad it was for the man to have to stand outside in the cold wind.

In the store, I asked each of my kids to ________ something they thought the man there would ________. They got apples, a sandwich and a bottle of juice. Then my 17-year-old suggested giving him a gift card. I thought about it. I had lost my job and we were ________ of money ourselves but…well, sometimes ________ from our need instead of what we own is just ________ we need to do! All the kids declared something they could do away with for the week.

When we handed him the bag of ________, he lit up and thanked us with ________   eyes. When I handed him the gift card, saying he could use it for whatever his family might need.

This has been a wonderful ________ for our family. For days the kids have been looking for others we can help! Things would have turned out so ________ if I had simply said, “No, we really don’t have ________ to give more. ” Stepping out not only helped a man in ________, it also gave my kids the ________ taste of helping others. The happy moment go a long way with them.

【推荐2】I was driving to a business appointment when I came to a very busy crossroad. The traffic light had just turned red. Suddenly, an unforgettable _________ caught my eye. A young couple, both blind, were _________ arm-in-arm across this busy crossroad with cars racing by in every direction. Each of them had a walking stick extended, searching for clues to _________ them.

At first I was moved. They were trying to _________ what I felt was one of the most scary disability—blindness. My thought was quickly interrupted by _________ when I saw that the couple were directly walking toward the middle of the crossroad. Without _________ the danger they were in, they were walking right into the path of oncoming cars. I was _________ because I didn’t know if other drivers understood what was happening.

To my astonishment, I saw a _________ scene unfold before my eyes. Every car in every direction came to a(n) _________. No sharp sounds of brakes or noisy horn were heard, nor did anyone __________, “Get out of the way!” Everything __________. At that moment, time seemed to stand still for this couple.

Amazed, I __________ the cars around me. I noticed that everyone’s attention was fixed on the couple. __________, the driver to my right yelled, “To your right! To your right!” Other people __________ in union, shouting, “To your right!” The couple adjusted their own __________ and they made it to the other side of the road.

【推荐2】It’s amazing how one dollar can change the culture of a school.

We have a ________ school of about 30 students. It is really full of competition and pressure as most of the kids get good ________ and try to be the best ones. It’s good except that a lot of us middle kids felt really ________. We got the feeling that we were so selfish—it’s every man for himself.

________, my friend and I set out to find a way to change the culture. We thought doing things for others was the only way to ________ our depression about school. On the first day of school we put a ________ folded into a heart into one of the leaders’ lockers with a piece of paper that ________“Buy yourself a snack.” We hoped to give away small gifts every day. We didn’t know the ________it would have.

People went ________ over it and everyone was talking about who it might be doing the acts of kindness and ________ that they should do something too. It is so much fun to see the ________ on everyone’s faces now! Lots of other people have started sharing ________ now too: chocolate bars, cookies and money left on purpose in the vending machine (自动售货机). And lots of notes are on the thanks board saying: “Thanks to whoever started.”

Now I actually expect to go to school to have the chance to ________ people up. I hope kindness will ________ to other schools. If anybody is struggling with being ________ at school and work, I totally suggested doing acts of kindness.

【推荐3】Heimaey is a small island off the southern coast of Iceland. But with its neighbouring islands, there ________ the world’s largest puffin colony (海鹦群). Each spring, puffins go to the islands to breed (繁殖). Around August, baby puffins ________ their way to the ocean. That’s when the ________ begins.

Baby puffins leave at night by instinct (本能) and follow the light of the ________ to the sea. But they are ________ by bright lights. Every year, a large number of baby puffins ________ lost. Worse still, the lost birds are ________ hit by cars or eaten by cats.

Each breeding season, the ________ of Heimaey start their own midnight adventure, which is called the Puffling Patrol. They formed search parties. ” When you see a bird, you try to ________ it and guide it into the box, “ Eldur Hansen, a 14-year -old boy says.

The next morning, they take the birds to the beach for release(释放). Over the years, kids have even developed a ________ method. ”You do not throw them like a baseball,“ Eldur says. ”You hold them in both hands. Then spread your arms out in front of you and let go. “ Before being set free, the birds are ________ and tagged(打标签) for tracking purposes.

“ Thanks to kids’ help, we scientists have learned that baby puffins now weigh less. That means they have a ________ chance of survival , ”says Erpur Hansen, Eldur’s dad, a researcher in the Southeast Iceland Nature Research Center.

Scientists worry puffins will ________ completely. But the kids give ________ to Erpur Hansen. “The story is that people can make a(n) ________”he says.     Each time these kids help a bird get back to the ocean, they show us that.